Figures obtained from the N-SSATS and the Treatment Episode Data or TEDS for 2006 show that 93% of the patients in treatment on a single day census were in the outpatient category. 7% of those treated were also seen to be under the age of 18 years. The study conducted for the periods 1992 to 2006 found that though there was a decline in the admissions mentioning alcohol, there was an increase in the admissions related to drugs, such as marijuana, heroin and other opiates among the population in Plymouth, MI, and the state. Alcohol-related admissions had come down from 40% to 24%, whereas drug only admissions had increased from 13% to 36% for the studied period.

Alcohol abuse is quite substantial among the adult population of Plymouth, MI and the entire state. In addition, marijuana is also a widely abused illicit drug for all age groups, with many high school goers abusing cocaine, powder crack, freebase, LSD, PCP and so on. Adults are also seen to abuse marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs, such as stimulants, heroin and other opiates and sedatives. If you know someone with such an addiction, you can help them by going through our directory listings of rehab centers in Plymouth, MI and also elsewhere in the state.